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Yeah, but practically speaking such a discussion is not going to scare men off from the forum. It's not particularly toxic. It could become toxic if i...

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How does that affect the argument? Could you join the dots?

Yes, the state enforces legal rights in land, which rights it has created itself. And as @"BC" said, states enforce their own rights in land, which th...

Well, maybe, but that also applies to private individuals, no? The rich and wealthy set up their own principalities which exert power and control over...

There's not enough room! All the bits are taken aren't they? States don't own most of it though, it's privately owned. I'm not sure why you blame the ...

What's what happens? I certainly do, some of those problems that I can't solve on my own anyway. What kind of problems are you thinking of? Oh, I see....

I can't vote in American elections, French can't vote in the UK elections, there are no global elections, there is no global rule of law enforceable b...

Indeed, I'm not rigid on the details. Nations are so-interdependent now it makes little sense not to have some system of global democratic representat...

Good point. I don't defend it. I'd like to see the world being a single democratic state.

It might be wise to expand on that a little. What would you like to discuss? The accuracy of the alleged facts you present, or their significance, or ...

I struggle to imagine how that could work out well.

Oh, indeed, I agree

I agree. But the state is more than the executive. There are tensions within a state, like the tension between a Tory government and its obligation to...

It is true from the cat's sleepy perspective, false from the perspective of the visitor to the house. Can you derive a contradiction from that?

I know what you mean, but I don't think that actually makes sense. The purpose and 'interest' of that state is, in part, to deliver statutory services...

But then who protects the weak from the strong? What happens to the rule of law?

I'm not sure I follow what you're saying here. It seems to me that it's primarily private interests that take any 'excess of power and productivity'. ...

I broadly agree but perhaps for different reasons. A moral system doesn't connect to behaviour. The agent has to go further and say "Yea, I will adopt...

How come the state doesn't have enough money for public services then?

Yes, but I'd rather vote Green. Electoral reform and a wealth tax, in that order, are my main political wishes. Then people can start taking an intere...

I suppose they are very anti-state interference, even against people on benefits. I do wonder if this is an expensive draconian solution to a non-prob...

What about private companies? The state is the only thing we have to protect us against them. Good systems of public governance are essential to mitig...

I heard about that. Sounded awful

Oh, you appear to be right, I just can't quite believe it. So there's no judicial oversight? So a representative of the executive gets to review the e...

You said 'without a warrant', but they do need a court order. And warrants are still needed for entering people's premises. I'm not too exercised abou...

Do you have a link to the bill?

It seems increasingly difficult for men to be providers, and there is a lot of self-worth to be gained by being an effective provider. Men can be skil...

Probably lots, but it's hard to see the water when you are swimming in it. I get sucked to those wretched facebook reels and youtube shorts. I hate th...

I don't doubt it. What would you like to discuss? Is there something we can do about it?

That's a possibility, but it's question begging. It sounds like we just disagree about there being a distinction between self and consciousness.

I'm not sure they do. Other identities continue after I'm dead. I'm not sure there can be more than one consciousness. Insulation between 'consciousne...

We're talking about what is actually true, not what we want to be true, no? There may be no point from bert1's point of view. I enjoy talking about my...

A distinction between consciousness and identity might be helpful. Consciousness continues, but bert1 doesn't. If I (where 'I' is the conscious subjec...

There's a few conceptions. Sometimes faith is characterised as belief without evidence. I'm not sure how possible that is, I suspect that may just be ...

What happened? Do you mean in Africa?

I don't know, but maybe this: God wants to know what it's like to be not-God, so he becomes a finite being in time and then abandons himself. Starts t...

Sure, but that's a theory about what people are doing. It's not a description of what they mean. I'm being a bit pedantic, but in the philosophy of co...

In the unlikely event that @"Banno" says "I experience a medium sized dry good on my kitchen table" he probably means "There is a red cup". He almost ...

That's really not what people generally mean.

I think some philosophers are frustrated gobblers. Perhaps we only start to think when we stop getting what we want.

God has neither a face nor feet. If he did, we could see him, and sell him pumice stone and moisturiser. He can't leave footprints.

That's a metaphor but I don't know what it's a metaphor for. What's the non-metaphorical version?

You'll probably need to elaborate on that so people can understand what you mean.

Your question, taken literally, is asking about the meaning of the word 'good'. It has various definitions which are already set by customary usage. Y...

You may be right. In which case the OP is confused, as doing what is good then exactly entails obligation.

Correctly analysed, I don't think anyone should do what is good.

That's how it seems to me too.

This seems wrong to me. I don't think I see the equivalence in usage. What is good seems relative to a person's will - self-centred. What is good for ...

Berkeley would agree with you - God perceives the gold. Bradley would agree with you. Panpsychist idealists like Sprigge would agree with you. Not tha...